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\"JasonCastro_10219.jpg\"<\/span>It seems that Idol standout Jason Castro has finally found a place where he belongs – Christian music.\u00a0 The dread lock-headed pop artist’s latest single “You Are” made its way into the top 10 on the Billboard Christian Chart last week.\u00a0 While Castro’s first album was a secular release, his new album Who I Am<\/em> is focused on his Christian Faith.\u00a0 That decision has worked out well thus far, and being true to himself has brought in many new fans.<\/p>\n

Corresponding with the success of the new single Castro announced that he will be joining Winter Jam 2011.\u00a0 He will be getting the crowd ready as an earlier act, but given the success of his second album that may not last for long.<\/p>\n

For tour dates and more check out his website<\/a>!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems that Idol standout Jason Castro has finally found a place where he belongs – Christian music.\u00a0 The dread lock-headed pop artist’s latest single “You Are” made its way into the top 10 on the Billboard Christian Chart last week.\u00a0 While Castro’s first album was a secular release, his new album Who I Am…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,12],"tags":[18,109,114,113,112,111,108,115,110,107],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-in-your-face","category-pop-star-riot","tag-american-idol","tag-billboard","tag-billboard-christian-chart","tag-christian-music-top-10","tag-dreadlocks","tag-hallelujah","tag-jason-castro","tag-jason-castro-you-are","tag-where-is-jason-castro","tag-winter-jam"],"yoast_head":"\nFormer Idol Jason Castro Joins Winter Jam - The Prophet of Pop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/02\/former-idol-jason-castro-joins-winter-jam.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Idol Jason Castro Joins Winter Jam - The Prophet of Pop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It seems that Idol standout Jason Castro has finally found a place where he belongs – Christian music.\u00a0 The dread lock-headed pop artist’s latest single “You Are” made its way into the top 10 on the Billboard Christian Chart last week.\u00a0 While Castro’s first album was a secular release, his new album Who I Am…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/02\/former-idol-jason-castro-joins-winter-jam.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Prophet of Pop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-02-15T07:55:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2011-03-23T23:26:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/files\/import\/JasonCastro_10219.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S. 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